In The Media
Mashable
February 3, 2025
Four actions to reduce social media risks for your child
Mitch Prinstein, Seters Distinguished Professor and co-director of the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development, writes about how fighting big tech can feel overwhelming, but that small steps can make a difference. Prinstein recently presented at the World Economic Forum in … Read more
ABC News
January 29, 2025
Peru’s disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps
Miguel La Serna, history professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, explains how Peru’s history of political violence impacts the present political climate. ABC News
This Old House
January 28, 2025
Gen Z Moves to Big Cities While Others Move Out
Choosing where to live is a defining moment for many young adults that shapes the rest of their lives. While Gen Z is flocking across state lines to bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles, older generations are seeking out warmer climates and smaller … Read more
WUNC
January 28, 2025
UNC researchers use AI technology to combat climate data misinformation
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill will soon launch a new online tool that uses AI technology to track climate data within different companies and organizations to help make better environmental decisions. … UNC Professor Angel Hsu directs the research group the Data Driven Enviro-Lab. She said NDC works … Read more
The Times of Israel
January 22, 2025
Magnificent hoard of gold and silver coins sheds unprecedented light on medieval Israel
New research examines artifacts found in 2018 in two vessels next to the synagogue at Huqoq, in an excavation led by Prof. Jodi Magness at UNC-Chapel Hill; its findings could rewrite history books. A magnificent assortment of 364 gold and silver coins dating back to … Read more
TIME
January 22, 2025
When Facts Fall Short
Kurt Gray, a professor of psychology and neuroscience in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, discusses his research into the most effective methods of bridging political divides and why facts are not always effective. TIME
CNN
January 13, 2025
Massive ice core is a ‘time machine’ that could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
An international research team has successfully drilled and retrieved a 9,186-foot-long (2,800-meter-long) ice core from Antarctica that dates back 1.2 million years. The sample extended so deep that it reached the bedrock beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. … “Antarctic ice cores are like Rosetta Stones,” … Read more